Сhak-chak

Tatar and Baskhir pastry recipes are an exercise in skill for novice cooks, a regular on the menu in fast food chains, and a staple for weekdays and holidays. Belyashi, or round, oil-fried buns made with unleavened or yeast dough and stuffed with minced meat, are widespread and called peremichi in Tatar or vak belishi in Bashkir. Also popular are triangular buns made with yeast or unleavened dough and stuffed with meat and mashed potatoes. THese are called echpochmak or uchpochmak in Bashkir. The region's chief dessert treat is the sweet chak-chak with bits of dough fried in oil and glued together with honey syrup.